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...information junkie—a stimulation addict—and CNBC’s constant flow of financial news, stock quotes and market information is the only thing that can sate me. I could go from CNBC in my room to checking quotes on my cell phone to bringing up an online brokerage’s website on a computer in the Science Center and back to CNBC in a morning and still manage to take in two classes...
...sums of money, the twisted “how does this affect the markets” bent taken on every piece of reporting—but most of all, I just love the constant stimulus. Everything is newsworthy. And unlike the other cable news networks, the financial focus of CNBC provides a guarantee that I’ll never find myself watching petcare tips from the pros or how to prepare a wicked bouillabaisse. On CNBC, they’ve found something happening somewhere, and somebody’s making money off of it. I want to know all about...
Like any addiction, though, CNBC leaves carnage in its wake. Just as a chemical addiction can wreak havoc upon the body, my drug of choice has overtaken my life, carving out a path of missed deadlines, assignments undone and obsessive schedule manipulation—no section, problem set or Crimson editorial board meeting can come between me and “Kudlow and Cramer,” the financial news talk show hosted by über-preppy ex-banker Larry Kudlow and über-smart ex-Crimson president James J. Cramer ’77. I frequently...
...live on the edge of bankruptcy and make money through a fortuitous combination of dumb luck and insight. If that world still exists, it’s hidden behind a veil of polished, telegenic professionals who parade through studios around the world making their pitches to the investing public. CNBC treats these people as if they were sports stars, changing the financial news day into an extended telecast of a high stakes spectator sport...
...arrived at CNBC just in time for the perfect storm, but that challenge gave me the opportunity to create a culture where the best idea wins,” she said...